All Discussions Tagged 'pray' - Think Atheist2017-08-18T05:20:35Zhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=pray&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWhat are the things a theist will say that gets under your skin?tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-12-12:1982180:Topic:12334022012-12-12T10:25:35.589ZTom Pephttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/TomPep
<p>I only have one thing I should not even be bothered by, when they say "I will pray for you"; it seems to trigger something inside me, I feel offended by it, I want to smack them in the mouth, it is fortunate for them that I do not condone violence, but man do I grind my teeth when I hear them say it.</p>
<p><br/>So come on, let us know what gets under your skin and how you feel about it?</p>
<p>I only have one thing I should not even be bothered by, when they say "I will pray for you"; it seems to trigger something inside me, I feel offended by it, I want to smack them in the mouth, it is fortunate for them that I do not condone violence, but man do I grind my teeth when I hear them say it.</p>
<p><br/>So come on, let us know what gets under your skin and how you feel about it?</p> First crisis without Godtag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-03-08:1982180:Topic:10750682012-03-08T14:07:06.989ZKNentruphttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/KimNentrup
<p>My doctor found a lump in my neck that isn't going away and today I have a CT scan of it. This is when I would normally call someone and ask them for prayers. But since I am completely certain that that would be ridiculous, I am not sure what to "do." Think happy thoughts? Ignore it? Hope? I went for a massage to calm down and she put "hope" essential oil on me. Like it was going to infuse hope. I don't really believe that. I guess what you do is look into yourself for the hope and…</p>
<p>My doctor found a lump in my neck that isn't going away and today I have a CT scan of it. This is when I would normally call someone and ask them for prayers. But since I am completely certain that that would be ridiculous, I am not sure what to "do." Think happy thoughts? Ignore it? Hope? I went for a massage to calm down and she put "hope" essential oil on me. Like it was going to infuse hope. I don't really believe that. I guess what you do is look into yourself for the hope and centeredness you need to face a scary thing. I do find strength in the people I love.</p>
<p>What do I do instead of pray?</p> Pressured to Praytag:www.thinkatheist.com,2011-01-09:1982180:Topic:4919832011-01-09T06:49:20.928ZBronsonhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Bronson
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<p>On christmas I told my mom that I wasn't going to pray when it was time for dinner. She respectfully said "That's fine", and went on with her day. When it was time to eat she made everyone hold hands, I said "I'm not praying" she said "You don't have to, but hold hands". I refused and everyone at the table started to glare at me, then start yelling at me till I caved…</p>
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<p>On christmas I told my mom that I wasn't going to pray when it was time for dinner. She respectfully said "That's fine", and went on with her day. When it was time to eat she made everyone hold hands, I said "I'm not praying" she said "You don't have to, but hold hands". I refused and everyone at the table started to glare at me, then start yelling at me till I caved in. </p>
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<p>I know it's not technically praying if I hold hands, but it still feels like I'm partaking in an activity that I don't want to be apart of. I don't have a problem with them praying, let them do what they want, but don't make me do join you. And I know this is going to sound completely trivial to a lot of people, but it's still the fucking concept. I mean christians wouldn't hold hands with Muslims to pray, so why should they expect me to do the same? I know my sister just goes along with it (She's an atheist as well), and some of you might. But for what reasons should I HAVE to?</p>
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<p>When I approached my mother afterwards I merely said "Why did you make me do that, why did you make me pray?". She got hostile towards me, even though my tone was normal. She responded with "You weren't praying, and if you don't want to take part in this family then you can go sit in the corner". I just stopped talking about it after that, I feel like I've just been pressured into something that makes me feel uncomfortable (even if it is a very small issue). </p>
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<p>So should I show resistance and go sit in a corner next time this happens, or should I follow the way of the sheep? </p>
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<p> </p> Don’t go hiking with religious nutjobstag:www.thinkatheist.com,2010-10-25:1982180:Topic:4013312010-10-25T21:46:12.490ZJon Heimhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/JonathanHeim
Imagine you fall down a ravine, and as you lay unconscious, slowly dying, your companions decide that instead of calling for medical help, they need to pray you back to health. If you’re anything like me, you’d will yourself out of your coma and strangle them with your own entrails. Of course if that doesn’t work, you could always try suing them (it’s less messy anyways).<br></br><br></br>As it turns out, this actually happened (well, minus the strangling part) about two years ago, when Jason Michael…
Imagine you fall down a ravine, and as you lay unconscious, slowly dying, your companions decide that instead of calling for medical help, they need to pray you back to health. If you’re anything like me, you’d will yourself out of your coma and strangle them with your own entrails. Of course if that doesn’t work, you could always try suing them (it’s less messy anyways).<br/><br/>As it turns out, this actually happened (well, minus the strangling part) about two years ago, when Jason Michael Carlsen fell (or was pushed; no one seems to be sure) down a ravine, his companions decided to try and pray for him to come back to life. Once that inevitably failed, they contemplated for hours whether they should call the police. He was left a total of 6 hours out in the open before being rescued, and spent a month in a coma. Now a paraplegic, he’s suing Sarah Elisabeth Koivumaki and Zachary Gudelunas, the two Bethel School loons who actually thought prayer could save him.<br/><br/>The Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry sounds like it wants to be the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, minus any actualy super powers:<br/><br/> Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry (BSSM) is committed to the truth that God loves people, gave Himself for them and has given His Church supernatural power to bring individuals and nations into wholeness. BSSM is a Holy Spirit driven ministry school where students of all ages come to learn how to live in the Kingdom of God and extend it’s borders through a supernatural lifestyle<br/><br/>If you’re wondering what a “supernatural lifestyle” is, it basically boils down to teaching students that prayer has the power to heal and even bring back people from the dead. It’s difficult to know if these deluded idiots actually thought they could solve the problem by wishing it away, or if they had simply panicked after their companion fell. That’s the problem when dealing with people who have crazy beliefs; you never really know their true intentions. Koivumaki and Gudelunas claimed they waited for hours to call police out of fear that they would be kicked out of school, but because they are accused of actually pushing him off in the first place, it’s equally plausible that they were merely trying to get their stories straight.<br/><br/>I think the lesson here is pretty simple: if you go out drinking near the edge of a cliff (something profoundly stupid to begin with), don’t go with anyone that believes they have the power to heal you by wishing to their sky-daddy.<br/><br/>* this was on a blog called "the good atheist".<br/> Army's First Blind Active-Duty Officer (Fox News Video)tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2010-09-27:1982180:Topic:3722142010-09-27T21:48:06.538Zluvtheheavenhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/luvtheheaven
So watch it here:<br></br><br></br><a href="http://video.foxnews.com/v/4339099/armys-first-blind-active-duty-officer/">http://video.foxnews.com/v/4339099/armys-first-blind-active-duty-officer/</a><br></br><br></br><br></br>It was an interesting video interview, considering it's Fox News lol... but when the blind man and his wife talk about God it made me think about my atheism, naturally. I just don't understand why people pray or think they understand what God is more than ever after such a horrible experience as…
So watch it here:<br/><br/><a href="http://video.foxnews.com/v/4339099/armys-first-blind-active-duty-officer/">http://video.foxnews.com/v/4339099/armys-first-blind-active-duty-officer/</a><br/><br/><br/>It was an interesting video interview, considering it's Fox News lol... but when the blind man and his wife talk about God it made me think about my atheism, naturally. I just don't understand why people pray or think they understand what God is more than ever after such a horrible experience as going blind. I don't understand how their minds work and how/why they might think that makes any sense/possibly does anything, lol.<br/><br/>